The Persistent | Covering women for a change
The Persistent is a journalism platform committed to amplifying women’s voices, stories, ideas and perspectives. We put women at the center of the story.| The Persistent
The Persistent is a journalism platform committed to amplifying women’s voices, stories, ideas and perspectives. We put women at the center of the story.| The Persistent
This year's Women Photograph grant winners offer an honest, hopeful view of the world as it looks through a woman's lens.| The Persistent
Her latest ‘rebirth’ is just Pamela, once again, being herself.| The Persistent
Is Hollywood finally catching up with the real world? Maybe, sort of, yes.| The Persistent
Ultimately, it might not be about how much you make or how you spend, it's about how money makes you feel.| The Persistent
My mother was always the one in the family who took care of everyone and everything. Now, her mind is going, and none of us know quite where we stand.| The Persistent
A significant influx of funding could change one of the most marginalized and overlooked areas in medicine.| The Persistent
My choice is to leave all planning, preparation and worrying about food to my husband. That feels like a radical feminist act.| The Persistent
A new study finds that women pilots might actually outperform their male counterparts.| The Persistent
There’s no way of knowing what Margaret Fuller might have achieved if she hadn’t died in the summer of 1850.| The Persistent
We are on the edge of an AI revolution that is going to transform our society. What are we doing about it?| The Persistent
A reenactment of the Dominique Pelicot trial takes on a life of its own, becoming as real as the trial itself.| The Persistent
The UN human rights chief calls on countries to do more to dismantle gender-based barriers faced by women athletes.| The Persistent
Sometimes how you feel on the inside vs. what people see on the outside doesn't match up at all.| The Persistent
Beware the 'momwashing' provisions.| The Persistent
An immersive project at Canterbury Cathedral marks the 1969 moon landing—and the women from a Navajo reservation in New Mexico who made that landing possible.| The Persistent
Hosting a Pride prom served as a reminder that someone can be included, understood and loved for who they are without having to leave parts of their identities at the door.| The Persistent
Those who can’t meet the increased demands of employers will naturally lose out.| The Persistent
The author of "Shutterbabe" says Kate Winslet's movie about Lee Miller is searingly close to the truth.| The Persistent
Afghanistan's women are in the grip of a mental health crisis.| The Persistent
Megan Clement on grief in the time of Covid.| The Persistent
There have been few developments since the c-section.| The Persistent
But it helps to know others are in the same boat.| The Persistent
For many people, pregnancy announcements are a joyous thing, but when you’re struggling to conceive, they really are not.| The Persistent
The photographer's new exhibition focuses on stillbirth.| The Persistent
One in three women have visited a Planned Parenthood. Cutting funding would 'block these patients from getting the care they need.'| The Persistent
A new novel imagines a world where women don't feel guilty.| The Persistent
Trump launched the WPS program: Hegseth says it's 'woke'| The Persistent
We’re just lucky to be in it.| The Persistent
Overlooked stories of women are everywhere. Sometimes you just need to find them.| The Persistent
After five years of work from home, return-to-office mandates are everywhere. But research shows that nobody really benefits—not even businesses.| The Persistent
Even when creators want them to be ugly, images of people generated by AI tend to be gorgeous,| The Persistent
After Turkey's earthquake, lives are still being rebuilt.| The Persistent
The great wealth transfer is as big a deal as it sounds.| The Persistent
It may one day eliminate the need for pap smears.| The Persistent
All We Imagine As Light director Payal Kapadia| The Persistent
The story behind the Fair Pay Act deserves to be re-told.| The Persistent
